陕西省商洛市洛南县重点名校2023学年中考英语模拟试题（含答案解析）

2023中考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Doyouthinktherearealiens?—I’mafraidnot..A．Practicemakesperfect B．Toseeistobelieve C．DoasRomansdo2、About_______ofthestudentsinGradeNinethisyearwereborninthe1990s.A．threefour B．threefourths C．thirdfourth D．thirdfourths3、—IseeBob,he’salwayslisteningtomusic.—Yeah,he’scrazyaboutit.A．Whenever B．Although C．Since4、IhavesometroublewithmyEnglishwriting.Canyougivemesome______?A．advice B．decisions C．messages D．suggestion5、—Youcan’treach____________something____________someone’splate.—OK,Iwon’t.A．for;over B．to;over C．for;through D．to;through6、OnChildren'sDay,Jackreceivedaprizeforbeing____honestboy.A．/;an B．the;an C．/;a7、JackMaiswidelyknownfor________thecompanyAlibaba.A．tryingoutB．settingupC．tryingonD．settingout8、Ican’tfindmypen．Couldyouhelp______findit?A．me B．I C．myself D．mine9、Willyoupleasedrive__________?Thetrainisleavingnow.A．quick B．faster C．slowly D．moreslowly10、Today,thereare_____chancestogettoknowpeoplefromothercultures.Don’tjuststareatyourshoes.Goandsay“Hi”.A．plentyof B．quitealot C．toomuchⅡ.完形填空11、IntheUSA,booksthattellhowtodothingsareverypopulartoday.Thousandsofthese“howto”booksareselling__inbookstores.Infact,thereareaboutfourthousandbookswithnamesthat1thewords“howto”.Onebookmaytellyouhowto2money,anothermaytellyouhowtospendit,andanothermaysayhowtogiveyourmoneyaway.Many“howto”bookstellyouhowto3Theytellyouhowtochooseajobandhowtodoitwell.4ifyoufailtogetajob,youcanbuyabookcalled“howto5money”.Ifyou6makeanymoneyatall,youmayneedabookwithaname“howtoliveonnothing”.Whydomanyofthesebooks7sopopular?Itisbecauselifehasbecomehardtodayandpeoplehavefarmore8toface.“Howto”books9peoplelivethroughthemodernlife.1．A．wellB．soonC．slowlyD．badly2．A．beginwithB．dealwithC．comeupwithD．makeup3．A．studyB．makeC．getD．use4．A．keephealthyB．makeprogress.getjobsC．dosports5．A．HoweverB．IngeneralC．LuckilyD．Instead6．A．needB．inventC．makeD．spend7．A．nearlyB．neverC．alwaysD．ever8．A．beB．showC．becomeD．take9．A．methodsB．secretsC．problemsD．opportunities10．A．askB．tellC．helpD．leadⅢ.语法填空12、Positive(积极的)peopleareusuallyhappy.Theyoftenhavealotoffriends.Whentheyhaveaproblem,theytrytochangetheproblemi1．achance.Theybelievethingsalwaysworkout.Butcanpositivethinkingreallymakesomeone’slifebetter?Manyscientistsarestudyingpositivethinking.Theyarefindingoutsomeveryinterestinginformation.YourHealthTheMayoClinicisafamousmedicalorganizationintheUnitedStates.Itstudiesmanythings,includingpositivethinking.Theirresearchprovesthatpositivethinkinghasmanyadvantages.First,positivethinking2．goodhealth.Positivepeopledon’tworryaboutthebadeventsinlife,sotheystayhealthy.Positivepeopleare3．likelytoexerciseandeathealthyfoods.Becauseofthis,theydon’tusuallygetsickanddon’thavemanyhealthproblems.AtworkDr.MichaelisaprofessorinGermany.Hisresearchshowsthatpositivepeopledowellinjobs.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.Positivepeoplearecreative.Theydon’texpect4．tohelpthemwithproblems.Theysolveproblemsthemselves.Andpositivepeopledon’tgiveup.Theykeeptryingtolearnnewthings.BecomingPositiveInthepast,scientiststhoughtattitude5．changed.Now,manypsychologiststhinkpeoplecanbecomemorepositive.Therearemanydifferentwaystochange.Herearesomeexamples.First,thinkaboutgoodeventsinyourlife.Attheendofaday,ask,“Whatgoodthingshappenedtometoday?”Thinkaboutthesethingsforafewminutes.Second,findinteresting6．todo.Laughatafunnymovieorreadagoodbook.Finally,alwaystrynewthings.Forexample,youcantalktopeopleyoudon’tknoworshopinadifferentstore.Dodifferentthingseveryday.AGoodLifeLifecanbe7．sometimes.Don’tgiveuporbenegative.Takeaction.Thinkaboutthefutureandmakeaplan.Youcanlearntobepositive.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Lisa,6,usedtoarguewithhermumabouteverything.Oneday,afteranhourofarguing,Lisasaid,"Mum,youneverletmemakedecisions.Youalwaysdecidewhatwearegoingtoeatorwherewearegoingtogo."Thenextdayhermumcalled,"Lisa,youcandecidewhatyouaregoingtoeat.I'llcookwhateveryouwant,butyouhavetoeatupwhateveryouaskfor."AbigsmilespreadacrossLisa'sface."Okay.I'dlikebacon,sausages,toast,eggsandchocolatemilk."Lisalikedthis.Sheatethebacon,sausagesandtoast,butwhenshefinishedherfirstegg,shewasfull.Lisaforcedherselftoeatupandthenshewalkedtoschool.Whenshegottoschool,herstomachhurt,butbythetimeshewasreadytogohome,shehadbeenbacktonormal."Mum,I'dlikesteak,pie,peas,breadandbutterandchocolatecakeforsupper."Ashermummadesupper,shestartedsmiling,knowingitwouldn'tbemuchlongerbeforeLisalearnedherlesson.Lisahadnoproblemfinishingthesteak,pie,peas,breadandbutter,butwhenshestartedeatingthechocolatecake,shefeltveryfull.Thatnightshehadastomachache.Shewasupallnightcryingandfeltverysick.Thenextmorningshewenttohermum,"Mum,Idon'twanttomakeallthechoicesanymore.Iwantyoutopickwhatwe'llhavefordinnerinthefuture."SatisfiedthatLisahadlearnedherlesson,hermornreplied,"Youcanpickwhattoeatonceaweek,butdon'taskfortoomuch,allright?"Fromthenon,Lisadidn'targuewithhermumthatmuch,andhermumlethermakemoredecisions.Theywerebothmuchhappierthisway.1．Lisaandhermumarguedfor__________oneday.A．sixhoursB．thewholedayC．onehourD．thewholemorning2．WhatdidLisahaveforbreakfast?A．Pie,peas,bread,butterandchocolatemilk.B．Bacon,sausages,toast,eggsandchocolatemilk.C．Bacon,sausages,toast,butterandchocolatecake.D．Pie,peas,steak,breadandbutterandchocolatecake.3．Lisafelt__________thatnight.A．satisfiedB．happyC．fullD．sickB14、Thesefouradsareforfourchildren’sbooks.Theytalkaboutthewriters,prices,sizesandsoonofthebooks.Alfie’sAngels

HenrietteBarkowAges8-12

PicturesbySarahGarson

Alfiewantstobeanangel（天使）becauseangelscandoanything!Buthisteacherhasotherideas.ShethinksAlfiewantstolookcool.

￡7.5021.5cmx27cm

Languages:EnglishandFrench

That’sMyMum

HenrietteBarkowAges8-12

PicturesbyDerekBrazell

PeopleoftenthinkthatMia’smumisnothermotherbecausetheydon’tlikeeachother.Miadoesn’twantpeopletothinkthat.MiaandherfriendKaidecidetodosomethingaboutthis.

￡6.5021.5cmx27cm

Languages:EnglishandChinese

WhatIsPeace

EmmaDamonAges4-6

Peaceisgiving…nottaking.

Peaceislove…nothate.

Andpeaceismanymorethings…

￡5.9919cmx21cm

Languages:EnglishandJapanese

FarmerDuck

MartinWaddellAges6-8

PicturesbyHelenOxenbury

Therewasaduck.Itlivedwithalazyfarmer.Whiletheduckworked,thefarmerlayinbed.Onedaytheotheranimalsdecidedtodosomethingfortheduck.

￡8.5028cmx23cm

Languages:EnglishandKorean

198words1．WhydoesAlfiewanttobeanangel?A．Becauseangelscanfly. B．Becauseangelscandoanything.C．Becauseangelslooklikeeachother. D．Becauseangelsarecool.2．HowmuchisWhatIsPeace?A．￡7.50. B．￡6.50. C．￡5.99. D．￡8.50.3．AndyisaKoreanboy.Whichbookcanheread?A．Alfie’sAngels. B．That’sMyMum.C．WhatIsPeace. D．FarmerDuck.C15、Howcouldwetelltimeiftherewerenowatchesorclocksanywhereintheworld?Thesunwasprobablytheworld’sfirst“clock”,exceptinthefarnorth,wheretheEskimos(爱斯基摩人)live.There,it’sdarkmostofthewinter,andlightmostofthesummer.Butinmostoftheworld,peoplehaveusedthesunforaclock.Eventoday,ifyoudon’thaveaclock,youstillknowthatwhenthesunshines,it’sday,andwhenit’sdark,it’snight.Thesuncanalsotellyouifit’smorning,noon,orafternoon.Peoplewholiveneartheseacantelltimefromthetides.Inthedaytime,foraboutsixhours,thewaterriseshigherandhigheronthebeach.Andthenitgoesdownanddownforaboutsixhours.Thesamethinghappensagainatnight.Therearetwohightidesandtwolowtidesevery24hours.Seamenonashiplearnhowtotelltimebylookingatthemoonandthestars.Thewholeskyistheirclock.Insomeplacesintheworldthewindcomesupataboutthesametimeeverydayorchangesdirectionorstopsblowing.Intheseplacesthewindcanbetheclock.Asandclockisanevenbetterclock.Ifyouhadfinedrysandinaglassshapedliketheoneinthepicture,youwouldhavewhatiscalledanhourglass.Thesandinthehourglassgoesfromthetopparttothebottompartinexactlyonehour.Whenthehourglassisturnedover,thesandwilltakeanotherhourtogobackagain.1．Accordingto(根据)thepassage,thereare____________waystotelltimebesides（除了）theclockandwatch.A．3 B．4 C．5 D．72．TheEskimosinthefarnorthcan’tusethesunforaclockbecause__________.A．theyknowverylittleaboutthesunB．thesuntherenevergoesdowninwinterC．it’stoocoldforthemtogoouttowatchthesunD．ithaslongdarkwintersandlonglightsummers3．Theunderlined(下划线)word“tides”inthepassagemeans_____________.A．洋流 B．潮汐 C．海啸 D．波浪4．Inwhichpageofanewspapercanyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?A．News B．Science C．Business D．Advertisement5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．DifferentWaystoTellTime B．UsefulMachinestoTellTimeC．TheHistoryoftheClock D．TheDevelopmentoftheClockD16、Theworldlostoneofthemostrespectedleaders.NelsonMandela,theformer(前任的)SouthAfricanpresident,passedawayonDec.5,2013.ThewholeworldfeltsorryaboutthedeathofMandela,agreatmanofhistory.Mandelaismostlyrememberedforhiseffortstoendapartheid(种族隔离)inSouthAfrica.Mandelawasbornin1918.InSouthAfrica,therearebothblackandwhitepeople.Butatthattime,Blackpeoplecouldn’tliveortravelwheretheywanted.Theydidn’thavetherighttovote,either.Mandeladidn’tthinkthatwasright.Heorganizedmanyactivitiesagainstit,buthewassenttoprisonfor27years.Underinternationalpressure,thegovernmentsetMandelafreein1990.Greatchangesinthelawbegantoendapartheid.Atthattime,Mandelachosetoforgivehisenemies.Heshookhandswiththepeoplewhowantedhimdead.Healsoencouragedblackpeopletoforgivethewhites.Becauseofhisforgiveness,Mandelaisrememberedasamoralmodel(道德楷模)bythewholeworld.In1993,MandelawontheNobelPeacePrize.Ayearlater,hebecamethefirstblackpresidentofSouthAfrica.Bothblackpeopleandwhitepeoplevoted.Apartheidended.In1999,Mandelaleftofficeatthehighestpointofhispower.1．TheformerSouthAfricanpresidentwas_______yearsoldwhenhedied.A．80B．90C．95D．852．Mandelawassenttoprisonfor27yearsbecausehe______________________.A．chosetoforgivehisenemies.B．encouragedblackpeopletoforgivewhitesC．shookhandswithenemiesD．organizedmanyactivitiesagainstapartheid3．In1993,MandelawontheNobelPrizefor________________.A．physicsB．peaceC．chemistryD．literature4．Mandelawasrememberedbythewholeworldas________________.A．apresidentB．aleaderC．amoralmodelD．anofficer5．WhichstatementisRightaccordingtothepassage?A．ThegovernmentsetMandelafreein1990.B．Mandelabecametheblackpresidentin1993.C．MandelawontheNobelPeacePrizein1994.D．Mandelaleftofficeatthehighestpointofhispowerin1996.E17、CaringforMotherEarthWehumansliveindifferentpartsoftheworld,butwehavethesame“mother”.Shegivesuseverythingweneedinourdailylife.SheisourMotherEarth.April22isEarthDay.Thetheme（主题）ofthisyearis“GreenCities.”Agreencityisahealthyandpleasantplaceforpeopletolive.Aroundtheworld,manycitiesandcountrieshavedonewelltobuildthemselvesinagreenway.Chicagoiswellknownforitsgreenroofprogram.Theseroofsarecoveredwithplants.Theplantsgetalotofrainwater.Sofar,thereareabout360greenroofsinChicago,accordingtotheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.Curitiba,Brazil,hasgreattransportation.Itopenedtheworld’sfirstbusrapidtransit(BRT)systemin1974.BRTrunsonspeciallanes.Thismakessurethatbusesareontimeevenintrafficjams.WiththehelpofBRT,thecityhasthelowestlevelofairpollutioninBrazil.InSingapore,almosteveryoneknowsthezero-energybuildingsinSoutheastAsia.Zeroenergymeansabuildingisabletocreatemoreenergythanituses.By2030,Singaporeplanstobuild80percentofitsbuildingslikethis.1．ThethemeofEarthDayforthisyearis______.A．GreenRoofs B．GreatTransportationC．GreenCities D．EnvironmentalProtection2．Whichcountryopenedtheworld’sfirstBRTsystemin1974?A．America. B．Brazil. C．Mexico. D．Singapore.3．WhatisSingaporefamousfor?A．Specialtransitsystem. B．Thelevelofairpollution.C．Coolandcleanwater. D．Thezero-energybuildings.F18、Whatmakessmartphonesfunandusefultouse?Amazingappsare!Trythemout!ThisappChordanaComposeroffersaneasywaytocreateyourownoriginal(原创的)music．Youjustneedtoenteratwo-barmelodyusingavirtualkeyboardorsingitintoyourphone’smicrophone．Thisappcreatesawholesongrightaway．Youcanchoosethestyleofthesong,suchaspop,rock,classicalandmore．Youcanshareyoursongswithfriends．Afewminutesofmeditationadaycanhelpyouliveahappyandhealthylife．TheHeadspaceappoffersshortmeditationexercisesfordailyuse．Meditationislikeexerciseforyourbrain,andthisappislikeagymforyourmind．Theappalsohasafewvideosthatcanteachyouaboutmeditation．Thereareevencoursesthatspeciallydesignedforyoutousewhenyouareridinginacar,cooking,ortakingaflight．SpinMeisspecialbecauseyoucan’tturnitsalarmoffjustbypressingabutton．Theonlywaytoturnitoffistostandupandspinaroundwhileholdingyourphoneinyourhands．Andno,spinningthephonewhilelyingdownonyourbedwon’twork．TheFlickChampionsWinterSportsofferseightevents．Youuseyourfingerstocontrolthemovesontheapp．Youalsolearntherulesandnecessaryskillsforplayingwintersports．Whenplaying,youpickacountryto